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death_n a_o deliverance_n or_o a_o funeral_n discourse_n preach_v in_o part_n on_o the_o decease_n of_o m_o rs_fw-fr mary_n doolittle_n late_a wife_n of_o mr._n thomas_n doolittle_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o london_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o 16_o of_o decemb._n 1692._o by_o john_n shower_n eccles_n 7.1_o the_o day_n of_o death_n be_v better_a than_o the_o day_n of_o one_o birth_n london_n print_v for_o abr._n chandler_n at_o the_o chyrurgeons-arm_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o bartholomews-close_a in_o aldersgate-street_n and_o samuel_n wade_v at_o the_o bible_n under_o the_o piaza_fw-la of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1693._o to_o his_o reverend_n and_o honour_a friend_n and_o brother_n mr._n doolittle_n sir_n if_o you_o do_v not_o know_v how_o little_a time_n i_o have_v to_o command_v i_o shall_v need_v a_o excuse_n for_o not_o have_v soon_o finish_v the_o transcription_n and_o enlargement_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n which_o be_v preach_v at_o 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for_o you_o may_v be_v hear_v as_o in_o some_o instance_n they_o have_v be_v we_o may_v hope_v your_o life_n and_o serviceableness_n shall_v be_v yet_o prolong_v in_o which_o request_n to_o god_n i_o hearty_o concur_v who_o be_o sir_n your_o respectful_a though_o most_o unworthy_a fellow-servant_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n john_n shewer_n london_n febr._n 13._o 169â—_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n paraphrase_n and_o explication_n of_o the_o text._n chap._n ii_o the_o method_n and_o design_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n good_a man_n in_o the_o present_a state_n be_v burden_v with_o their_o sin_n and_o suffering_n so_o as_o to_o groan_v for_o deliverance_n p._n 13._o chap._n iii_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a expectation_n of_o a_o better_a state_n and_o life_n after_o this_o and_o may_v be_v comfortable_o persuade_v of_o their_o own_o title_n in_o particular_a p._n 25._o chap._n iu._n to_o desire_v and_o long_o for_o this_o bless_a state_n beyond_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o temper_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n p._n 33._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v possible_a probable_a and_o certain_a where_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a during_o their_o separation_n from_o their_o body_n our_o resurrection_n by_o christ_n illustrated_n and_o prove_v p._n 50._o chap._n vi_o the_o same_o body_n for_o substance_n be_v to_o be_v raise_v again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n what_o the_o change_n will_v be_v of_o these_o body_n hereafter_o from_o what_o they_o be_v at_o present_a p._n 68_o chap._n vii_o inference_n of_o truth_n and_o duty_n from_o the_o precede_a discourse_n the_o soul_n do_v not_o perish_v when_o the_o body_n die_v the_o felicity_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v that_o which_o we_o principal_o desire_v our_o faith_n shall_v be_v confirm_v about_o it_o our_o affection_n and_o carriage_n shall_v correspond_v to_o such_o a_o belief_n p._n 79._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o character_n of_o such_o who_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o long_o for_o this_o glorious_a change_n who_o they_o be_v who_o have_v a_o title_n to_o this_o desire_a blessedness_n p._n 60._o chap._n ix_o how_o few_o christian_n live_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o desire_n what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n some_o fear_n of_o death_n consistent_a with_o uprightness_n elder_a christian_n and_o the_o sickly_a and_o infirm_a shall_v quicken_v such_o a_o desire_n of_o deliverance_n reproof_n and_o exhortation_n in_o reference_n hereto_o p._n 94._o chap._n x._o our_o holy_a friend_n depart_v obtain_v their_o desire_n by_o die_v this_o shall_v moderate_v our_o funeral_n sorrow_n a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o exemplary_a character_n of_o mrs._n mary_n doolittle_n with_o some_o passage_n of_o her_o last_o sickness_n conclusion_n p._n 112._o a_o funeral_n sermon_n 2_o cor._n v._o 4._o we_o that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n do_v groan_n be_v burden_v not_o for_o that_o we_o 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